You Know That Old Beach Boys Song,

Despite Occasional Policy Differences Between Us, I Have Long Respected Jim Jeffords' Integrity, And His Conscientious Service To His Constituents And To The Nation.

That Does Not Mean We Won't Experience The Tragedy Of The Loss Of Some American Lives. We Will Have An Opportunity To Instill A Democracy In Iraq Which Will Be An Example And Perhaps Force Other Nations In That Region To Move In The Same Direction.

We Need Not Risk Our National Honor To Prevail In This Or Any War.

I Appreciate Our Government's Determination To Investigate The Circumstances Surrounding The Death Of The Bytyqi Brothers, Which Serbia's Interior Minister Has Rightly Called 'an Exceptionally Serious Crime,' And Hope The Serbian Government's Pledge Of Full Cooperation... Is Matched By A Final Accounting Of Their Murder.

Our Nation Has Both An Obligation And Self-interest In Facing Head-on The Serious Environmental, Economic And National Security Threat Posed By Global Warming.